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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Missoula, Montana
August 31, 2011 — Missoula, Montana — Driving-dazed… Stiff from the Teton hike, I decided to make it a driving day before I would get the chance to look for a place to live in the sweet town of Jackson. … Continue reading
Thousands of lightnings, torrential hail, rock slides,… – but I made it. And back.
[ ...If you landed on this post because you were searching for "the Enclosure" stone circle atop Grand Teton, see also my post http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/ancient-ruins-on-top-of-grand-teton/ ...] – — — — — — – “ series of storms unleashed more than 6,700 lightning … Continue reading
At 11,600 ft.
Quick swing by the Visitor Center to recharge my camera. Got my overnight camping permits and scheduled this post to appear as I’m already up there. EverTrail describes the hike I’m currently on as: “This is an all day very … Continue reading
Ancient Ruins on top of Grand Teton?
Coffee shop on Broadway – Jackson, Wyoming – Friday August 25, 2011 – 13:25 pm. I decided to split the previous post into two, with this one having the ruins part: Last week climbers had already confirmed to have seen … Continue reading
Cowboys and aliens dance in Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming – Friday August 25, 2011 – 2:40 am. The weather forecast (“Areas of smoke in the morning. Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds.”) for tomorrow and the weekend might keep me ‘in town’. … Continue reading
Smokey Tetons
August 24, 2011 — Jackson Lake Lodge — lobby wifi – 3: 20 pm My time at Jenny Lake Campground ran out (one week max per campground). That very spot I camped by, by the way, is said to be … Continue reading
Radiation hotspots as far south as Tokyo
I may have abandoned frequent updates on the (ongoing) Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear reactors disaster, but since I still get quite a number of visitors checking out my fallout contamination comparison map of Fukushima versus Chernobyl (from May 19, 2011), I want to … Continue reading
Tagged allegedly apparent, Bq/m2, caribou, cesium, chernobyl vs fukushima, chiba, comparisson, contamination, convert, cs, Daiichi, fallout, Fish, Fukushima, fukushima vs chernobyl, Japan, map, measurements, monitoring, radiation, Radiation Defense Network, radiation monitoring, radioactivity, saitama, tokyo
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Grounding in the Tetons
August 20, 2011 – I used to know this time as “weekend”, a now meaningless term again. – Grand Teton National Park — The main nearby (short drive) Visitor Center has WiFi! (And the even closer one has Coffee! ;-) … Continue reading
Home is where the hearth is?
August 17, 2011 3pm – Jackson, WY. Entered western Wyoming on Route 89 North. As the sun went down, I set up camp on some random Forest Service campground between Alpine and Jackson, WY – and enjoyed the quiet by … Continue reading
Tagged camping, driveabout, MSR tent, route 89
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Hot Springs & Idaho Scenic Byway 34.
The Blue Moon Bar & Grill still proves to be an excellent watering hole. Talked late into the night with a cool interesting guy from Alaska about too many things to mention. Then after a night camping by the river … Continue reading
500 mile page turned
August 16, 2011 – South-Eastern Idaho somewhere – Something about turning on the radio when approaching civilization, and the first song that comes on is Bob Seger’s Turn the Page (Listen: ) And then I actually “… walk into a … Continue reading
Antelope Island State Park (in the Great Salt Lake)
Funny how this went… I really have No CLUE where I’m going, do I? lol A surprise dinner date (delicious Sushi in a church-turned-restaurant) with a gorgeous young lady I had briefly met at the Park City Arts Fair lured … Continue reading
Tagged Antelope Island, bison, colors, driveabout, mosquitos, Salt Lake, salt lake city, sunset, Utah
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A look in the artsy rear-view mirror, as I say goodbye to fun Park City…
(added later: Visit My Art Gallery & Store for more. Or go straight to My Art Store (on Zazzle): ’In the Arts Paradise’ for one-of-a-kind Greetings Cards, Posters, and more. Spread the word. Thank you! Your support is greatly appreciated!) August 8, 2011… Finally … Continue reading
